Theoretical model of sexual and reproductive health care: subsidies for evaluative research

Objective: To elaborate a Theoretical Model of Sexual and Reproductive Health care offered in Primary Health Care. Method: Documentary research, with a qualitative approach. Government documents and evaluative studies constituted the data sources, collected between August 2018 and June 2019, and analyzed based on the health evaluation literature. Results: Promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Clinical Care were two structural components of the theoretical model of sexual and reproductive health care in Primary Care. The model includes disease prevention activities, health promotion, treatments, and diagnoses related to sexual and reproductive health. Conclusion: The theoretical model developed in this study presents the theory that supports the operationalization of sexual and reproductive health care in primary care according to government regulations in Brazilian scenario and may be useful in future evaluative research on the subject.